Hi guys, I have 4 years of work experience. I had left my job in August 2025 to start something of my own. But it didn’t work out as it became operationally heavy. I have been trying to get a job for a month now but most recruiters/HRs who contact me usually tell me that the role has been put on hold after taking the interview or ghost me. This has happened even after the interviewer himself has told me that he liked my profile and the interview went as per their expectations. (1/2)

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Can anyone please tell me what might be the issue I’m facing and how I can land a full time role at the earliest? Any help/guidance/referral is appreciated.

If anyone is aware, can you please also tell me if this entire 1 year would be considered as a gap or can I cover it by something? FYI, I haven’t registered the company officially yet.
also I’ve noticed that most recruiters try to pry on this and give the lowest offers they can think of so how can I get a decent offer? My ctc when I left was 7lpa and I’m getting offers as low as 6lpa because of the gap right now (2/2)

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